Rare gem triplite specimen discovered in Tucson.

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by Content Keyword RSS

Last year, while exploring some remote corner of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Denver based gem and mineral dealer Morgan Sonsthagen came across an attractive bright pinkish-orange rock being used as a paper weight. That 150 gram rock turned out to be triplite, an extremely rare mineral found sparingly at a few localities throughout the world.